A system for rinsing herbicide residues from drums during highway right-of-way spray operations

This study was undertaken with the Ontario Ministry of transportation and Communications (OMTC) which annually sprays about 22,000 h of ROW using hormone type herbicides to control undesirable brush and weeds. This requires around 119 kilolitres of formulated product, primarily 2,4-D/dichlorprop, di...

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Published in:	Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 680 - 687
Main Authors:	Frank, R, Stripnieks, A.J, Clegg, B.S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Springer-Verlag 01-10-1987
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Chemical control CLEANING Environmental Pollution - prevention & control Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology HERBICIDAS HERBICIDE HERBICIDES LIMPIEZA NETTOYAGE Ontario Parasitic plants. Weeds Pesticide Residues Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection RESIDU RESIDUES RESIDUOS Weeds Ontario Residue Process improvement Spraying Highway Instrumentation Rinsing Reservoir Highway shoulder Herbicide
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Summary:	This study was undertaken with the Ontario Ministry of transportation and Communications (OMTC) which annually sprays about 22,000 h of ROW using hormone type herbicides to control undesirable brush and weeds. This requires around 119 kilolitres of formulated product, primarily 2,4-D/dichlorprop, dicamba and picloram dispensed from around 680 drums.
Bibliography:	H01 880273788 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23
ISSN:	0007-4861 1432-0800
DOI:	10.1007/BF01698462